In fact, without last season, one in which Eli broke big brother's fourth-quarter TD record while Peyton sat watching from the sideline with a neck injury, the numbers would favor Peyton Manning by a large margin. If we exclude last season from Peyton's career statistics, he has posted a record, 11 Pro Bowls and a record four regular season MVP awards in 14 seasons. Meanwhile, Eli is , has only two trips to the Pro Bowl and hasn't sniffed a regular season MVP in his nine seasons of play.
Peyton trumps Eli in just about every statistic there is. However, when you dig a little deeper, Peyton had built-in advantages that played a large role in achieving those significant numbers. The Indianapolis Colts catered to Peyton about as much as any team, ever. Year after year the Colts would use first-round picks on skill positions to surround Peyton with. In the eight years Eli has been with the Giants , the Giants have spent only two picks on an offensive player in the first round wide receiver Hakeem Nicks in and David Wilson this past year.
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Eli is especially adept at hitting slot receiver Victor Cruz on the deep-middle seam route, which can be very difficult for opponents to defend. Peyton's arm strength has waned considerably, but he was never a true power thrower, even in his early years. Yet, in his prime as a passer, we all remember him hitting Marvin Harrison on the deep ball time and time again.
Like Eli, Peyton will sit in the pocket to make a throw, but he is also better at buying time because his feel for the pass rush especially up the middle and his pocket footwork are just so exceptional. But Peyton needs to load up to drive the ball downfield much more than Eli does.
That being said, Peyton was dead-on when throwing deep in Week 1 against the Ravens. But Eli is the choice here. Peyton is unbelievably accurate and might have better ball location than any quarterback in the game today.
His timing and anticipation are off the charts, and he can drop the ball exactly where it needs to be for his target not only to secure it but to make a big play after the catch. This has been even more apparent in Denver than during Peyton's time with the Colts. He is ultra-precise with his slot options, Brandon Stokley and now Wes Welker , hitting them quickly in stride without luring them into huge hits from opposing linebackers in the middle of the field.
But he now also has an outstanding and powerful run-after-the-catch player, Demaryius Thomas , who gets the ball from Manning in the proper position to make big plays.
Eli is far more inconsistent. When hot, he can make accurate throws one after another, but Eli has had far too many moments when you are left scratching your head as he flat out misses open targets. He's been in too many big games in the regular season and the postseason, and I wouldn't bet against him.
In many ways, his career mirrors that of John Elway , his boss in Denver. Elway took all the heat for not winning Super Bowls until his final two seasons in the league. Could Peyton be going on the same path? It's possible. The Broncos are my pick for the No. Because of his presence, Peyton is usually a lock to be in the playoffs, so the expectations are always high.
In Eli's two Super Bowl seasons, he and the Giants sneaked up on teams and got hot at the right time. I'll take Peyton. Peyton has 38; Eli has Peyton has been on a bunch of teams with suspect defenses and has been forced to make miracle finishes.
He is a master at it. In many ways, he set the stage for the way the game is played in Peyton moved the game into three-receiver sets, shotgun and no-huddle because he has been so good with it.
He has the best feel for those last-minute drives. He knows that it's important to make most plays positive. He's not afraid to call a quick run and then fire a pass to the sideline that makes it easy for the receiver to get out of bounds. Go with the leader when you want that last-second drive. His mind for the game surpasses any that I have witnessed. There is no right answer in defending him, because every defense known to man has some weakness, and Peyton knows every weakness.
Not only that, he is outstanding at getting his teammates into the proper play call to exploit the weakness. Peyton doesn't use much pre-snap motion or a wide variety of formations and personnel groupings.
Instead, at the line of scrimmage his mind goes to work on a defense that often remains static and therefore is more able to be diagnosed and manipulated. Then it is all about execution with familiar plays that he has practiced with his teammates countless times like few quarterbacks in history.
He doesn't lock onto one receiver, and his favorite receiver is the open man, no matter who that might be on any given play. Eli has consistently improved in this regard and is also one of the toughest quarterbacks to game plan for right now.
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